Finn’s Lute

A Lute for Some Loot

While staying at the Bards College, seek out Inge Six-Fingers, the slightly crotchety teacher who can play the lute like she has a vestigial finger (she doesn’t). Ask her why she’s so sad, and she reveals that thieves broke into the college over a year ago and removed numerous valuables. The gold and silver weren’t important compared to Finn’s Lute. Finn was a bard who invented the eight-course lute that is commonplace today, and the stolen lute is Finn’s original instrument. Inge Six-Fingers might even crack a smile if you return with this instrument.

Travel to Eastmarch Hold and locate Stony Creek Cave, or the dwarven mountaintop tower known as Kagrenzel. The former allows a quick scavenge for the lute, while the other involves a spectacular plummet but a full exploration of both locations. The former is described. Find the pond with the moored rowboat and jetty. Step into the nearby cave mouth with the hanging lantern and into Stony Creek Cave.

Wade through the water, and up the ramp by the draped corpse, to the rushing underground stream tunnel. Ascend the slippery and cramped tunnel. You encounter bandits in the passage. Deliver a killing blow to each of them. Now check to the right (south), up a wooden ramp and deck where the bandits appeared from. If the bandit mage hasn’t attacked yet, he’s usually in the small cave alcove atop the deck. Clear the area of foes, then search the treasure chest. Inside, you’ll find the lute.

• Finn’s Lute

Quest Conclusion

Return Finn’s Lute to Inge Six-Fingers back at the Bards College. Although Inge thanks the Sweet Divines (and you) for your help, she tells you she has nothing to pay you for the value of the lute. However, she can teach you a few tricks, and ups all your Stealth skills by a point:

• Light Armor (+1)
• Sneak (+1)
• Lockpicking (+1)
• Pickpocket (+1)
• Speech (+1)
• Alchemy (+1)